... POETRY. SPEAK GENTLY. Spead gently! Itisbetterfar To role by love than fear- Speak gently-let not harsh words mar The good we might do here I Speak gently !-Love doth whisper low The vows that true hearts bind; And gently Friendahif accents dowv; Afrection ...

... G. LEE. Speak gently to the erring- Ye know not all the power wilth which the dark temptation came In some ucgarded hour; not know how earnestly Yeyey struggled, or how well, Utii the hour of weakness came, And sadly thus they fell I Speak kindly of ...

... earned the love we bore him, That we loved him long and well. Let it speak of kindliest nature, Of the large, yet subtle mind, Of a heart all overflowing With affection for his kind. Speak of honour-trust-and frankness, Of a hand preventing need, And of whisper ...

... clumsiness of costume is dignified by excellent treatment. We liked MIr Theed's bas-reliefs ; but if we go on to speak of more works we must speak of' many more, therefore we pause abruptly, much against our will. ...

... POETRY. THE FATHERLESS. Speak softly to the FatherlesSl And check the harsh reply That sends the crimson to the cheek; The tear-drop to the eye. They have tihe weight of loneliness In this cold world to fear, Then gently raise the fallen bud The drooping ...

... see them more. A tear staeds in the father's eye, The mother heaves affection's sigh The sisters ulent stand: The brothers speak of joys to come, And Independenee, not at home, To cheer him In his land. He sighs and bids them all farewell, While fancy ...

... by the sword. No more Netes: Try it by the throats Of the cannon that will roar till the earth and air be shaken, For they speak what they mean, and they cannot be mis- taken. No more doubt: Come -- fight it out, No child's play I Waste not a day: Serve ...

... single fact that he could not speak English, and that Mr. Slomas could speak nothing but English, was sufficient to show that no conversation 'of the kind'could ever have passed between theni. Madame Caradori could only speak the English languagevry imperfectly ...

... 9 There is tho Briton's home! I Whore is the Briton's home ? t Where mane' great law can come, Where the aroat truth can speak, Whero the stave's chain can bliroth, Where the white'6 scourge can cease, Wlhom the black divells in peace, Where, frelt hitie ...

... Still in duty's line; Onward-persevere, and thou Wilt Bnd this golden mine. Ir thou meetest on thy way An erring, outcast one, Speak a kind word in his ear, Lead hir4 gently on. Thou mayest melt the frozen fount, The world's cold frown congeal'd; And in a ...

... EXHIBITION OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY. - . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -- .- I . . THE PRIVATE YIEW. It is Not easy to hit the right tone in whiehi. o speak of wqrks of art. There now, for example, are no led than 1,631 pieces of Eletlpture and painting exposed fo public gaze and ...

... THE FINE ARTS. ROYAL ACADEAIY. Of our first glance round the walls of the Royal Academy we can, as usual, only speak very hurriedly, and must be content merely to name a few of the most important works. We 1 enter an appearance for them, with intention ...